Alexandra vs Urszula
Alexandra and Urszulacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Alexandra was ranked #88 and Urszula #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 1994, Alexandra was ranked #131 and Urszula #660 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alexandra was ranked #231 and Urszula #4867 among girls in England and Wales.
Alexandra and Urszula over time
Alexandra and Urszula appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Urszula in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 22 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alexandra rose about as far as Urszula fell — from #400 and #435 in 1952 to #131 and #660 in 1994.
List by list
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 1952–1994
Alexandra held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Urszula in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #117 in 1988, Urszula #273 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Alexandra #131, Urszula #660.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 2007–2025
Alexandra held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Urszula in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #87 in 2009, Urszula #2286 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexandra #231, Urszula #4867.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Alexandra | Urszula |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4867 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Urszula.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Alexandra
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2015
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1993 (recorded 1969–2015).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #231 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Urszula
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #435 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1994
Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1952–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls